Pawn Shop Find that seems a little bit off. Some help from experts needed

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Pawn Shop Find that seems a little bit off. Some help from experts needed

These are pics of a pawn shop guitar, obviously and Axis Super Sport that I haven't bought yet... Something just seems off. I'm not very familiar with the Music Man Guitars, but something keeps drawing me back to it. I'm hoping that the kind people of this forum can look and the pics and advise me of what to look for. Thank you in advance.

Like spychocyco says, it's badly refinished but looks OK otherwise. The serial number doesn't show up in the serial number thread, but post it there anyway and see what customer service say (it'll be Monday before there is a response).

Thanks all! I don’t think I need to proceed. The refinish cuts the value in at least half. Then I’d be overpaying. I look at the guitar collection partially as an investment, so if I it sits long enough to hit their bottom price, I’ll come snider it again. But for now it’s a move on and find something else.

I never understand why people do that to guitars. If you spend that much money on a guitar, freakin get a PRO to refinish it. This also means it's missing the original silk screening on the headstock as well, which I doubt you could get EBMM to agree to put on again.

I would say if you are looking for a great player, it would be a good choice, but only at a really low price. Who knows how high quality that finish is.

I'd take it for the right price, knowing that I'd have to put a few hundred into a pro paint job for it. If they're wanting an Axis price for it with that refinish, though, I think pass is the correct choice.